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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

March 15, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE (USED FOR DRINKS) LOCATED BY THE ICE SLOT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHEESE) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DEEP DARK GROOVES ON THE CUTTING BOARDS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE PREP COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF THE DOUGH CONTAINERS WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT. OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD, DIRT AND STANDING WATER LOCATED UNDER THE DISH MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 6, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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